Combined wax applier, polisher, and carpet sweeper



Aug. 18,. 1936.

D. B. REPLOGLE COMBINED WAX APPLIER, 'POLISHER, AND CARPET SWEEPER 2Sheets-Sh'eet 1 Filed May 7, 1935 Aug. 18, 193 6. D. B. REPLOGLE 2,051,058

COMBINED WAX APPLIER, POLISHER, AND CARPET SWEEPER Filed May 7, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3mm 0. B. Pep/og/e, 7% m Patented Aug. 18, 1936 UNETED STATES" QF-mE COMBINED WAX APPLllER, fetishism CARPET. swsnrnn Daniel Benson Iteplogle, Berkeley;Calif assignorf to Citizens Trust trustee Company, Toledo, Ohio, as

Application May 7, 1935, Serial No. 36,240

14 Claims. (o1, 91439) The invention relates to cleaning apparatus, and more particularly to apparatus of this type utilizing. the" cleaning efiect oi swiftly moving air an'd toattachmentS- for such cleaning ap-. paratus, whereby wax may be applied toe-surface toibje cleaned and after the application of utilize a l arge extent I standard and interp ab fparfis sensa ion and the l e wh arecov'ered by my prior patents and pending ape.

plicationsjand. which areincluded in what, is known as the fAir- Way system, the term .fAir- Way being covered by a registered trade-mark. One o f theobjects of theinvention is to proe. vide ga ma waxer and polishing. attach:

covered by my Patent No. 1,994,868, dated Marchment for .a. cleaning tool of the general. type to be connected to. a suctionstube or handle through the medium .of fa rotatablejointcut- I ting obliquely through the axis of .thetube or.

pipe, wherebyithe. .tool in ,one positionnmaytbe employed ,for, sweeping. or polishing, with the lips- I of the tpp l. forming the open mouth thereof sub sta'i'itial y parallel to the ,fioor,..while Ton reversing the toqlabout the oblique joint the same may be used for waxing the floor..v

A further. object of. the .invention is togprovide I a waxinggndpolishing,attachment for an Air Way cleaningltooljwhich may be. readily applied to or remonedirom, thetooland which may be held in position upon the tool in part at least by.

the springrsupports of theiusual -end rollers with which such toolisequipped.

Other objects of the inventionwill be apparent from theiqllowingdetailed description and ac-- companying drawings,in which are set forth anillustrative, embodiment of the-inventionwhich is not intended to limit the invention to the details therein. set orth. I

In the drawings,

Fig.1 is a; top plan View of. a floor tool of the II Air-Way? type equipped witha waxing and polishing attachment embodying .my invention;

Fig.;2.is adiagrammatic view onreduced scale I illustrating a floor tool equipped with the waxing and polishingattachment and forming part.

of a, portable. ....Air-Way cleaner of the can or catiqy y-D .Fig. 9- is. a, view .similar to .F.ig..8 but-showing the waxing-and,polishingattachment in action. 19, 193 5,.,in ..which the floor tool is adapted Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the tggl r nected through a tubular handle to a remote source of suction;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the wax carrier attachment equipped with apolisher, which at- A with a trough carried by the attachment; Fig.7 isan end elevation showing a floor tool of the .Air-Way ,ing andpolishing attachmfint, thefloor tool beving shown in the waxing position, .theend roll- .ers having been, remove type. equipped with a .wax-

d to show the details of construction of the attachment; Fig. 8.is.a similar view of the toolin the polishing or sweeping positiomand .7

Referring to thedrawings A represents generally a tool r. the .Ai r-Way-- type, thistool be-.

trast with. the tool, .Theattachmentis-adapted I I I to, be removably securedto. the floor tool withou the use of-attaching screws or the like. 1 I i I As shown, the fioortoolis of thegeneral typecoveredby my Patent No, 1,994,868, dated March 19,. 193 5, the .detailsiof construction being more specifically covered in ajoint application of Re--,--

i plogle and Queen, Serial No..613, 068,filedMay- 23, I .1932. -This fioor tool comprises upper and lower halves I0 and-l I, preferablyof sheet metal,--the I I upper halfbeingrformed with a flange l2 telescoping over the lower memberto form a fluid-- tight joint, The parts; are preferablypermanently connected together -by; spot Weldingor the W like, and ,are connected through an oblique joint I I I3 to a stub portion. I l, which maybe connected to any suitable source of -suction. II v In Fig. 2 the floor. tool, with waxing and ponsh- I ing attachment," is shown'as a part ot a p rtabIe cleaner of the caddy-type, covered by my Patent; No. 1,887,600, dated Nov. 15, 1932, the parts of;

which are diagrammatically illustrated in; the

present application and correspond with the elements detailed in said patent. I 5 In Fig. 3the tool, with waxing andv polishing .attachmennis shown providedv with a removable suction handle 15 preferablymf-hard:fiber, which .may besconnectedthroughaflexibletube. [6 to a. stationary power plant or remote source of suction, as set forth in my Patent No. 1,533,271, dated April 14, 1925. The floor tool is preferably provided with strokers H, which may be removed by sliding endwise, if desired, such strokers being preferably composed of hard fiber, and if desired formed with notches as set forth in Replogle and Queen application Serial No. 613,068, referred to above. The strokers are coplanar and form the inlet mouth of the tool, and as they extend downwardly beyond the end walls of the tool, end openings I8 are provided to permit air to enter when suction is applied. At the upper portion of the tool end openings or pockets I9, I!) are provided, which are adapted to receive spring supports 20 of end rollers 2|, which rollers and supports are removable in the manner described in my prior patents and applications. If desired, end closures, not shown, similar to those described in my Patent No. 1,895,584, dated Jan. 31, 1933, may be carried by the spring supports and serve to vary the size of the end openings l8.

The waxing and polishing attachment in Fig. 4 as shown comprises a trough-shaped wax holder 22 having a wall or wing 23 set at an angle thereto and connecting with a holder 24 for a polisher 25. The polisher is preferably of felt and removably fits in the channel shaped holder in such a manner as to bring it into engagement with the fioor when the floor tool is in its regular carpet sweeping position. The felt may be replaced by another felt when worn, or may be replaced by a brush-like sweeper adapted to fit into the channel. The trough 22, wall 23 and holder 24 are preferably of sheet metal. At the ends of the attachment are a pair of sheet'metal lugs 26, 25,

which may be welded or otherwise secured there- I to. These lugs are provided with rectangular oblique openings 21, 21, and are so arranged that when the attachment is in position upon the tool the holes 21, 21 register with the end pockets I9, l9 in which the roller shanks are usually inserted, the shanks being removed topermit the attachment to be applied, and when replaced in the pockets serving the dual purpose of flexibly supporting the cleaner and holding the combined waxer and polisher in place.

In addition to the support furnished by the end rollers, clips 28, 28 may be spot welded to the brush holder wing and to the trough wing of the sheet metal bottom of the trough. Each of these clipsis provided with a small hook 29 adapted to fit into an ear or seam 30 formed on the overlapping flange l2 of the v casing of the floor tool. When thus hooked the other end of the clip is brought over the top of the tool and serves to tightly yet releasablyhold the attachment in position. The clips 28, 28 are preferably of spring metal. The wax bar 32, shown in Fig. 5, is of rectangular shape adapted to fit the trough 22, and will be delivered to the customer wrapped in paper 33. The paper is opened, laying bare one side, so that it faces upward in the trough, and the extra paper is then clipped away. After the bar has beeen pushed in the trough a cover 34, having a face 35 of netting, preferably of cloth or other textile fabric, is telescoped over the bar and inside of the trough 22, the netting being pressed down so as to follow up as the wax is exhausted through the mesh when the waxer is applied to the floor.'

It will be noted that the parts of the attachment and floor tool are so shaped and related and the angle of the joint I3 with reference to the axis of the outlet pipe is so formed that the fiat face of the netting of the waxer will be flush upper member of the with the floor when the tool is reversed fro the normal sweeping position about the joint l3, as illustrated for example in Figs. 3 and '7, while in the opposite position the plane of the lips 11 forming the mouth of the tool is parallel with the floor. It will be noted that the plane of the face of the waxer extends at an angle of about 45 to the plane of the lips ll forming the mouth of the tool. It will be apparent from a comparison of Figs. 7 and 8 that the joint l3 extends at the same angle in both positions of the floor, tool, there being no change in the angle of inclination of the handle portion.

The attachment may be readily removed, if desired, for ordinary sweeping purposes, or may remain in position without interfering with the sweeping operation. For cleaning bare floors the felt brush 25 assists in removing adhering matter, or may be removed and replaced by a bristle brush, if desired, said brush being fitted into the same holder.

Where end covers or lids are carried by the end roller supports, variations in the downward pressure applied to the tool serve to vary the size of the end openings.

After the fioor has been cleaned, either with or without the use of the felt brush, the tool is reversed for waxing so as to bring the waxing face parallel to the surface of the floor. An electric heater, not shown, may be employed, if desired, in conjunction with the apparatus, the heater being adapted to be carried in the trough with the. wax and current supplied from a separate outlet leading from the fan motor through a separate outlet plug, such as is shown in my Patent No. 1,887,600, dated Nov. 15,1932. The waxing operation being completed, the floor tool may be again reversed andthe floor polished with the felt applier or lip, suction being applied at the same time, so that air entering the nozzle serves to dry the wax and to pick up any particles of rolled-up wax and dirt that may be rubbed loose from the floor.

It will be understood that many modifications and variations may be resorted to without departing from my inventive thought.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with a floor tool having a tubular extension rotatably connected thereto by an angular fluidtight joint and communicating with a source of suction, said floor tool having pockets formed at opposite ends thereof adapted to detachably receive spring supports of. end rollers; a combined waxing and polishing attachment adapted to be detachably connected to said floor tool and held in position by the end roller supports when said supports are inserted in said pockets.

2. An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the floor tool is provided with a mouth which is adapted to be supported parallel to the floor in one position of the tool, while, when the tool is reversed about said rotatable joint, a waxing surface of said attachment is brought fiush with the floor.

3. An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein 65 when the apparatus is in sweeping position and serves to polish a waxed surface, while air drawn into the tool serves to dry the wax and to pick up rolled-up wax and dirt that my be rubbed loose from the floor by the waxer or polisher.

5. An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the floor tool is provided with parallel coplanar stroker members, and the attachment includes a waxer having a waxing face lying in a plane extending at an oblique angle to the plane of said strokers.

6. In combination with a suction cleaning apparatus including a floor tool or nozzle having parallel coplanar lips outlining an inlet mouth, a

' tubular outlet pipe connected with a source of suction, and an oblique joint connecting said nozzle with said pipe; an attachment for said tool including a plate extending over the top of said floor tool and constituting the base of a wax-carrying trough set at an oblique angle to the plane of the mouth of the tool, and carrying a fiat wax cake whose waxing face is adapted to be brought into flush engagement with the floor by rotation of said floor tool 180 about the tubular pipe with reference to the floor sweeping position.

7. An apparatus as set forth in claim 6 wherein the base of said trough carries a pair of spring fingers adapted to releasably engage over the top of said tool.

8. An apparatus as set forth in claim 6 wherein the base of said trough is provided with an exten sion parallel to the front of the nozzle and including a channel member composed of spring material releasably and frictionally engaging a felt polishing member adapted to cooperate with the nozzle in the cleaning position.

9. In combination with a floor tool having detachable end rollers, pockets formed at opposite ends of the tool adapted to receive the sup-ports of said end rollers, a floor polishing attachment adapted to be detachably connected to the floor tool and held in position by the end roller supports when said supports are inserted in said pockets.

10. A polishing attachment for use with a suction nozzle having detachable end roller supports, comprising a polishing member of substantially the same length as the nozzle and end plates adapted to snugly fit over the ends of the nozzle for detachably securing the polishing member to the nozzle, said plates being apertured to permit the roller supports to pass therethrough.

11. A combined waxing and polishing attachment for a reversible suction cleaner nozzle, comprising a plate of substantially the same length as the nozzle to which the attachment is tobe applied, adapted to extend angularly over the top of the nozzle and constituting the base plate of a wax carrier, a polishing member carried at an oblique angle to said base plate and substantially coextensive therewith, and means for detachably securing the attachment to the nozzle with the working edge of the polishing member adjacent and parallel to one edge of the mouth of the cleaner nozzle and the waxing face of the polishing member in such a position that it is brought flush with the floor when the nozzle is reversed 180 from the sweeping position.

12. In combination with a fioor cleaning nozzle having an open inlet mouth and a tubular extension rotatably connected to the nozzle by a fluid-tight joint oblique to the tension and communicating with a source of suction, a waxer adapted to be detachably secured to the nozzle in such a position as not to obstruct the inlet mouth, said waxer including a plate of substantially the same length as the nozzle and constituting the base of a wax carrying trough, and means for detachably securing the base plate to the nozzle with the base plate extending over the top of the nozzle at an oblique angle thereto when the mouth of the nozzle is in working position, while on the reversal of the floor tool 180 about said oblique joint, the working face of the waxer is brought flush with the floor.

13. For use with a suction nozzle of the character described, a combined waxer and polisher, comprising a base plate of substantially the same length as the nozzle to which it is to be applied comprising the base of a wax carrying trough, a wing extending at an angle to said plate canying a polishing attachment and end plates carried between said base plate and wing members and adapted to snugly fit over the ends of the nozzle.

14. In combination with a reversible floor tool having an unobstructed suction inlet, a waxing attachment adapted to be secured over the top of said nozzle, having end plates fitting snugly over the ends of the floor tool for detachably securing the waxer to the nozzle.

DANIEL BENSON REPLOGLE.

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